LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - British investment company Hargreaves Lansdown said new business growth slowed in the three months to end-September, taking the shine off a record quarter for assets and profits.

The group, which focuses mainly on UK retail investors, was also cautious on its outlook, which contributed to a fall in its shares of more than three percent.

“Despite the higher stock market levels, investor confidence has fallen and there remains much uncertainty about the future economic environment weighing on investors’ minds,” it said in a statement.

“Future stock market levels and investor confidence will have a significant part to play during the remainder of our financial year.”

The FTSE All Share index was up 6.8 percent over the September quarter, Reuters data showed, partly helped by a boost in profits for companies with overseas earnings as a result of a slide in the value of sterling following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

Net new business inflows in the September quarter were 1.1 billion pounds, Hargreaves said, down 22 percent from the 1.4 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2016.

Total active client numbers rose by 20,000, meanwhile, down 17 percent from 24,000 in the first quarter of 2016.

But the company’s total assets under administration rose 9.5 percent in the three months to end-September to a record 67.6 billion pounds, buoyed by the stock market gains.

At the same time, strong demand from clients to trade shares in the wake of the June Brexit vote helped the company to produce record net quarterly revenues, up 15 percent to 90.6 million pounds.

In response, Hargreaves Lansdown’s shares were down 2.8 percent by 0738 GMT. They are down around 20 percent since the start of the year.

Analysts at KBW, who have a “Market Perform” rating on the stock, said the strong rise in assets would likely see consensus expectations for the full-year raised, although the slow-down in new business was less positive.

“We wonder how long Hargreaves can maintain its breakneck growth,” they said in a note to clients, adding that while client retention was strong, the new business slowdown could be a sign that demand was waning.